Diabetes is a common disease found among the people of all ages now a day. It refers to the increase of sugar level in the blood. It is controlled by injecting insulin in the blood stream. But there is another type of diabetes called Type 2 diabetes and generally referred as Diabetes mellitus type 2 and is characterized by high blood glucose in the context of insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency. It is generally considered to be the disease found in adults but nowadays is even diagnosed in children. The term insulin resistance refers to the condition when the body cells do not respond  properly in the presence of insulin. In common language it does not refer to a stage when the production of insulin is less but to a stage when the body cells do not respond to insulin.

In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce sufficient insulin or the cells ignore insulin. It is insulin which helps in converting the glucose into energy. When the food is taken in by the process of digestion the sugar and starch present in the food is converted into glucose. Insulin absorbs the sugar from the blood into the cells for energy. If the glucose is not absorbed and it runs down the blood stream it results in a condition called Type 2 diabetes leads to two kind of immediate problems. They are

• The cells of the body will be starved of energy

• It may damage the eyes, kidney, nerves, and heart.

Some general treatment for Type 2 Diabetes:

The first and foremost treatment for type 2 diabetes is to have a controlled and planned meal so that the blood glucose level is controlled. Steps should be taken for the immediate weight loss and regular exercising must be done.

People suffering from type 2 diabetes can use pills to control the diabetes. These pills can only be assistance but will not work if they are supplemented with proper meal planning and regular exercise. It may also be seen that though the blood glucose level goes down by taking pills it does not go near normal.

Some general facts about Type 2 Diabetes:

1. Warning Stage:

Before a person gets full blown diabetes he develops a stage generally referred to as “warning stage” other wise known as pre diabetes stage. There are millions of people who have this pre diabetes but are unaware of it. If diabetes is deducted at this stage it could be cured but the most unfortunate thing is that it is difficult to be deducted as it shows no symptoms of diabetes. As a result people continue to lead their normal way of life and end up having type 2 diabetes.

2. Common factors which may lead to Type 2 Diabetes:

The major factors leading to diabetes are aging, high carbohydrate diet and less exercise. America and the rest of so called developed western countries have a high combination of all these three factors. This will lead to the increase of diabetes patients in the next decade than ever before.

3. Tests for diabetes and pre diabetes are very simple:

A common test for diabetes is to measure the blood sugar level of a person before food or commonly called as fasting blood sugar. If the sugar level is above a certain limit he is said to suffer from diabetes and if it is less he is suffering from pre diabetes.

So you can do it at any time and get it done easily.

4. Diabetes and heart attack stroke is directly proportional:

In simple words diabetes increases the chances of heart attack and stroke. This is because a high level of blood sugar for a long time leads to the wear and tear of the heart muscles, veins and arteries which constitute the heart. This weakens the circulatory system. A weakened circulatory system is the cause for deadly heart attacks and strokes

5. Controlled diet and exercise are the ways to prevent diabetes:

If you want to stay away from being infected from diabetes you should get on a diabetes prevention diet and do a lot of exercise. Even if you are declared to be a diabetic you can cure yourself by exercising and having a controlled diet. This is possible if it is deducted at an early stage. Maintaining the weight is also important if one wants to stay away from being diabetic. Excess of body fat around the mid section of the body is yet another cause for type 2 diabetes.

Some herbs which help to cure type 2 diabetic:

• Cinnamon has been found to increase the conversion of glucose into energy and also blocks out free radicals. This helps in reducing the diabetic complications.

• Herbs like bitter melon, fenugreek and Gurmar (Gymnema Sylvestre) are used in ayurvedic medicine to treat type 2 diabetes.

• Chinese herbs alisma, anemarrhena, astragalus, atractylodes, dioscorea, ginseng, ho-shou-wu, hoelen, lycium, platycodon, polygonatum, pueraria, rehmannia, salvia, scrophularia, trichosanthes are used in treating type 2 diabetic person.

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